Flourished Peony (2025) s01e23 Episode Script

Yunniang found out the County Princess was behind it.
So, I know it's not easy to save you.
My teacher wrote to me, telling me to hurry back.
He says if I fail to save you, I won't need to go back to see him.
Please thank Master Xu and Yunniang for me.
I came all this way to save you.
Aren't you going to thank me?
Thank you, Mr. Jiang.
So, I didn't come in vain.
I'll take my leave here then, I'm off.
Mr. Jiang.
I have a request.
Could you possibly buy me?
Otherwise, as an official servant, I can never leave here.
I want to continue doing business. I want to
You want me to get you out of trouble
so that you can return to Chang'an.
I heard that your shop has already…
Yes, I've lost my shop. I've lost everything.
Mr. Jiang. You know it.
I have business acumen.
If you help me leave this place, I will surely rise again.
Anyway, I can be a big money maker.
If you agree, we can discuss the ratio of profit sharing.
I can give you an additional 20 percent.
[Buyer: Jiang Changyang]
You've already bought me.
So, just to gain more benefits from me, you didn't let me know?
I didn't mean it.
You mentioned profit sharing, didn't you?
You can pay back the money for buying you monthly.
You're cunning.
You can't suffer any losses.
That's why I can be your master.
Don't worry. I never beat or scold my maids.
From now on, the money you earn is mine.
But your life is still in your own hands.
I'm leaving.
What are you waiting for?
Waiting for me to get you on?
♫ If the heart is like frost Congealing so much of the past ♫
Hold on tight.
If you fall, I won't take responsibility.
Go home.
♫ If love is like frost, Can this ten thousand miles of roaming winds and waves♫
♫ Can it ♫
Fu. Your leg injury hasn't healed.
You can't go to the barracks.
Yes, Fu. Take care of your leg.
I have no choice.
Mr. Jiang has yet to return. We've done what we can.
How can I save Mudan if I don't try it?
We don't know if she's dead or alive. Are we going to sit here and do nothing?
I will go with you. We'll wait at the entrance of the barracks.
Someone will eventually come out to buy supplies or do things.
I believe that we can ask for news about Mudan.
Fine.
But I can't leave my home.
If my father finds out, I'm afraid I can't get out again.
I'll prepare plenty of medicines and tonics.
Just in case they can be delivered to Mudan.
There should be someone guarding the house.
Chun. Don't let Wang Qing take Mudan's flowers again.
- Let's go.
- Go.
- Who's there?
- Go have a look.
- Mudan!
- Mudan!
I'm back.
How did you get out of the barracks?
Well…
It was Mr. Jiang. Mr. Jiang saved me.
I'm sorry, Mudan. I failed to protect Huamanzhu for you.
All of our money has been confiscated.
It's okay. No big deal.
Anyway, I can open a shop again.
Wait.
Let's go.
What happened to Fu's leg?
When fighting with Wang Qing, she got injured.
Don't worry about it. Chun has already bandaged it.
I got you all into trouble.
Did the officials give you a hard time?
Mudan. We are family.
Don't blame yourself.
Mudan.
Thanks to your benevolence and far-sighted planning.
When I joined the incense powder business,
you advised me and Fu to open individual accounts.
Well, your property has been confiscated,
but mine and Fu's are safe. We can make a comeback.
Let's put it aside for now. You and Fu are both injured.
You stay home for a week. You both need time to recover.
Don't be so serious. I'm good.
- Mudan.
-Fu.
- Be careful.
-I know these things are very important to you.
I hid them before the officials arrived.
Thank you.
Don't mention it. Everything will be fine.
You're severely injured.
W-Why am I crying?
I'm fine. It's all right now.
Alright, let me check your body in the room and see if you have more injuries.
Let's go.
What a ruthless person. As bad as this fruit. A rotten, sneaky person.
Mudan. Don't be sad for such a person. It's not worth it.
Be careful.
The Herbaceous Peony's blooming season is over.
It is now the season for summer flowers.
You're skillful.
Follow me to the Huamanzhu to take care of the flowers.
I also need you to make the incense powder.
- So, can you
- I have told you.
I will never help you. Nor will I manage the shop.
If you don't want to, let's go to Madam He's home to bring back her precious flowers.
We should keep them. It's reassuring.
Fu is guarding Mudan's home.
Even if you can snatch those flowers, you won't take care of them well.
Don't waste your time.
Madam He is just an outsider.
I'm your husband.
Booming business makes our life better.
Don't be angry anymore.
Well, think about our future children.
Please.
Dear God, if you truly exist,
I hope you protect Mudan and make her return safely.
I'm as guilty as sin.
Even the gods don't forgive me.
A candle in the wind requires two persons to light it.
With one person left, it will go out.
Mudan.
You're back.
I didn't see you at the tavern.
I guessed you might be here.
You have had rough days.
In that case, why did you betray me?
Why did you stubbornly choose to do it?
I have never thought of betraying you.
The person I least want to hurt is you.
All I want is to have a home.
I didn't know Wang Qing would trap me to accuse you.
Anyway, it's too late to explain.
I have hurt you.
If you wanted to reconcile with Wang Qing,
why did you not tell me in advance?
Am I not worthy of your trust?
Have you forgotten how Wang Qing hurt you?
He beat his former wife. His sweet nothings are like this candlelight.
It seems warm. But it's not solid.
A gust of wind can put it out.
You have Chun and Fu.
Mr. Jiang and your ex-husband pursue you.
But I have nothing.
I don't have a good family like Chun.
I can't make you laugh like Fu.
I can't make you proud of me.
As Huamanzhu grows, more capable people will be around you.
One day,
you will not need me anymore.
Shengyi.
We are friends in trouble.
When I had nothing, It was you who stayed with me.
We started in this temple.
Nobody can replace my friendship with you.
Fu and Chun are my friends.
But they're also your friend.
Shouldn't we help each other and be considerate?
Now, I've been reduced to a lowly status.
And you've had tough days again.
Shengyi.
Don't you think it's too costly to see the truth?
I'm sorry.
Mudan. I'm so sorry.
Whatever I do, I can't repay you in the slightest.
Now seeing you well, I am very content.
I won't appear before you again to make you sad.
I just said so much not to make you sad.
I wanted you to face reality.
Don't make the same mistake again.
Shengyi.
If you're not living well,
then come back.
I have told you.
I share the money I earn in Chang'an with you.
I share my house with you.
I didn't change my mind before. I don't today.
I won't in the future.
I can never become Qin Shengyi.
I am still Qin Wuniang.
I can't go back anymore.
Why can't you go back?
I'll eventually get Huamanzhu back.
In my heart, you will always be Shengyi.
[Sheng Yi]
I won't come here again.
Mudan.
May all whom you meet be loyal friends.
Never meet someone like me.
What are you doing? Who? Who sent you here?
Lady He. Mr. Jiang has brought the items from your hometown.
You actually brought them all back to me.
Is there something wrong?
This was for Shengyi.
I thought when she got married, I'd give this to her as her dowry.
You've done what you can. She refused to come back.
You're a carefree person. Why are you getting upset for nothing?
Outside the barracks, who earnestly promised me to make a comeback?
Sentimentality can't help you earn money.
Don't worry.
I'll reclaim Huamanzhu as quickly as possible and bring you profits.
How much did these things cost?
I'll pay back the money for these things and the money
you bought me once I earn the money.
I can't remember all these things.
Count them later. Report the amount to her tomorrow.
Yes.
- Try this candied fruit.
- These Hu cakes should be eaten soon.
Did you go to the Zhang's Starched Noodles I recommended?
Sure, but I didn't eat.
Why not?
Too many diners. There was only one bowl of noodles left
when I got there.
I happened to come across an old man.
He wanted to buy noodles for his daughter who fell off a cliff.
As a good person, I gave the noodles to him.
That old man misses his daughter.
I gave up the noodles. So, he gave me some Hu cakes.
The heat is okay.
Give me the Hu cake. It's ready to bake.
Have a try. Does it have a taste of home?
Is that man in good health?
He's all well.
However, he misses his daughter very much.
He fears that she's a lonely soul
with no one to care for.
That's good.
A traveler is tired of seeking fame and returns home when spring comes.
You've already been back to He Weifang,
Go back home if you're homesick.
You once asked me
why I didn't go back to my family after leaving the Liu family.
Actually, I did go back then.
I returned by carriage.
When I was nearly home, I saw the candlelight in my home.
I thought the candles were lit for my return.
But when I got closer,
I saw my father standing with the Liu family's servants.
They were about to search for me.
I heard my father say that the Liu family was good
and a woman must get married.
If they found me, they would send me back to the Liu family.
At that moment,
I realized I could never return home again.
Parents love their children and plan for them.
But sometimes, their plans are not what the children desire.
The County Princess is loved by Prince Ning.
Yet she has to marry someone she does not love.
My father loves me.
But he believes
the wisest choice for me is to get married and have my children.
He doesn't understand.
I don't want to be a paper kite
that is controlled by others.
I want to be a free-flying bird.
Moreover, he has a concubine and Man'er.
He has to support a whole family.
Even if I go back home, it will only bother them.
In that case, it's better not to go back.
Anyway, I know he's living well.
Jiang Changyang.
Thank you for bringing this to me.
Chuanyu wanted to have noodles. It's not a problem for me.
You've pretended to be a bad guy for too long.
Have you already forgotten how to be a good person?
You helped me. Yet you denied it.
I was wrong about you before.
In fact, even today, I don't know what kind of person you are.
But I know you are a good gentleman.
Whether I am an official's family member a flower merchant, or an official servant,
you have never looked down on me.
Jiang Changyang. You're my creditor.
♫ Can this ten thousand miles
of roaming winds and waves ♫
Other than that, can we
♫ Finally touch a sunny day ♫
become good friends?
♫ Clouds are hidden by night ♫
Are you drunk?
♫ Fleecy clouds in the sky ♫
Sure, I'm drunk. That's why I had the courage to say this.
♫ The moon falls on my shoulder,
a path of dim yellow ♫
Well,
♫ ♫
we've long been friends.
♫ If the heart is like frost What's the harm in a life of solitude ♫
♫ Yet you shine as light Piercing through my heart ♫
♫ If love is like frost There's a flickering candle ♫
♫ No words are said Yet for you I'll go ahead ♫
My lord.
Any news?
She would rather be an official servant than marry me?
That's impossible. I will ask her personally.
My lord. She has already left the barracks.
Previously, you couldn't select a good horse.
Today, a good horse has arrived. Mr. Jiang, see if you like it.
Thank you, Zishu. You don't have to deliver a horse personally.
I think you know what I'm here for.
Get on the horse.
Take this horse for a walk.
Yes.
You failed to manage your family, causing me to lose Huamanzhu, a money spinner.
Are you here for my compensation?
I can give however much you want
as long as you sell He Weifang to me.
He Weifang is a human, not a horse in the Stables Bureau.
I can't sell a human to you.
That's not what I meant.
If you respect her, you should ask her if she wants to go with you.
Or, you know that she will refuse you?
Why are you so certain of what she is thinking?
We live side by side, facing each other night after night. What do you think?
Jiang Changyang. Back in Luoyang,
did you have a thing for my wife?
You can have any woman if you like. Why steal the woman I love?
It's not your place to judge me.
Moreover, He Weifang doesn't love you.
You're being narcissistic.
How proud He Weifang is.
If she has a choice, she won't willingly be a maid.
Did you intercept the letter I sent to the barracks?
I didn't see it.
When I arrived at the barracks, she was nearly ravaged and killed by those soldiers.
Liu Chang. You don't need me to tell you who ordered those soldiers, do you?
Whether He Weifang, the County Princess,
or yourself,
you never understand.
Return the horse to Mr. Liu. Let's go.
Yes.
You've been punished for what you did. You don't have to give me this.
As long as you remain honest and upright, there will still be a place for you in the guild.
Thanks for your tolerance. I'm very thankful.
However, I suddenly lost my position as deputy head. People gossip about me.
Mr. Lv. Considering our old friendship, can you be more merciful to me?
If possible, give me another chance.
You have done something wrong. There's no reason to change your punishment.
Do not mention it again.
Yes.
Madame Tang will celebrate her 80th birthday. Has anyone taken on her floral banquet?
Madame Tang is fastidious. She has a title.
Her words can crush a person.
Nobody dares to take her order?
As far as I know, the newly appointed deputy head does not have orders from nobles.
Why not let him do this job?
Aside from Madame Tang, Tang Silang is a notorious man.
When his father's birthday banquet was not well prepared, he destroyed the restaurant responsible for the banquet.
Yuying. What are you up to?
You got the wrong idea. I am just concerned for the guild.
Look, we'll reply to the Tang family tomorrow.
If we refuse again, Tang Silang will certainly make a scene at the flower guild.
I'm afraid we have to take this order.
Sir.
Sir, Wang Qing,
the new owner of Huamanzhu, is here.
Although Lady He is unyielding, she truly loves flowers.
Wang Qing can't even plant flowers. Yet he used despicable means to take over Huamanzhu.
The guild doesn't welcome such a shameless man. Kick him out.
What?
Did Wang Qing say anything?
Wang Qing says he wants to take the Tang family's order.
- Why are you so late today?
-I treated two patients with abdominal pain.
- Any news from the flower guild?
-The flower guild gave that business deal
to Wang Qing.
Really? Mudan guessed right.
After inquiring for many days, I learned that nobody dares to host Madame Tang's birthday banquet.
Wang Qing has never done business with the noble. He only knows he can make a lot of money.
Yet he doesn't know how hard it is to earn money from the rich.
I just need to go with the flow and use a small trick to let him hear about this.
With his greedy nature, how could he possibly miss it?
How did it break again?
The hoes I bought are not very good.
Tomorrow, I will buy new ones.
Take a rest. You've worked for so long.
Have some tea.
Come, Chun.
Mudan, you designed such a big trap for Wang Qing
not just to get Huamanzhu back from him, right?
What do you mean?
Sit.
I've inquired a lot.
Many businesses order flowers.
But Mudan chose Madame Tang's order.
You know Madame Tang is fastidious.
You also know she's influential in the capital, right?
Exactly.
I established Huamanzhu.
I will take it back
and recover its reputation ruined by Wang Qing.
You want to host Madame Tang's floral banquet.
Since Tang Silang and Mr. Jiang are good friends, why don't you let Mr. Jiang pull some strings?
The regular customers of Huamanzhu heard that I was saved by Jiang Changyang.
In their eyes, I am no longer a shopkeeper but a maid.
Moreover, I have neither a store nor sufficient floral materials.
How could I possibly take on this deal?
But Huamanzhu can.
[Huamanzhu]
Well, how come all the flowers have been sent back?
We've paid a considerable deposit, right?
How could you deliver these terrible flowers for Madame Tang's birthday banquet?
Before dawn, we picked flowers and loaded them.
- The Tang family's garden is outside the city.
-Enough of excuses.
These flowers can't last a few hours.
What will happen tomorrow?
Deliver two carts of fresh flowers.
They're all the flowers I can deliver.
Please do me a favor.
Go away.
Whatever you do, tomorrow's birthday banquet must be successful.
If the flowers are fewer or wilted, and you mess up the birthday banquet,
you won't be paid or spared.
Sir, the servants of the Tang family
are that fierce.
If we mess up the birthday banquet and offend the nobility, I'm afraid we might lose our lives.
Why don't we buy some fresh flowers?
All the money was spent on these flowers.
I have no extra money.
-What did the guild head say?
-The gatekeeper didn't let me in.
According to the guild head, Huamanzhu isn't a guild-affiliated flower shop.
The flower guild has mercifully sold many flowers to you.
But you can't borrow floriculturists from the flower guild.
What should we do?
-What are you doing?
- Lady He.
- Shengyi.
- I was instigated by this evil woman.
It was she who asked me to sue you. Now, I have brought her here.
-Do with her as you will.
-Shengyi, get up.
Wang Qing failed
to deliver flowers to the noble.
You shut up.
Get out of here! Do not touch her!
Shengyi, get up.
Get up. Come on.
Are you alright?
I'll get a physician for you.
No need. Don't dirty your clothes.
She's already a broken woman.
No one accepts her but me. She will only be with me.
Lady He, there's no need to talk to her.
Let's talk.
I'm happy to talk to Shengyi.
You shameless man, didn't you say
you would make me lose everything?
What are you doing here?
I don't want to talk to you. Get out!
I made a mistake before.
You're protected by the Floral Envoy.
A lowly person like me
can't afford to offend you.
I'm here because you and Wuniang are good friends.
I know that after you return to Chang'an, you have no means of making a living.
Coincidentally, I have taken on a birthday banquet.
As long as you help me with that and get it done successfully,
I'll sell Huamanzhu to you at this price.
It is laughable.
Huamanzhu was mine.
You're doomed this time. You're begging for help.
Yet you have the audacity
to sell my shop to me.
How do you know?
Generally, the birthday banquet for the noble is undertaken by the flower guild.
Do you know why you got this business deal?
Madam Tang is extremely picky, and Tang Silang is unscrupulous.
The flower shops in the flower guild don't dare to take it on.
Huamanzhu has not joined the flower guild.
Even if you mess this up, it won't implicate them.
For him, you're just a good scapegoat.
'Fragrance Recital' - Zhang Zining
♫ In endless Chang'an,
the zither's melody distant ♫
♫ Plum and willow trees bask in the sunshine,
as splendor returns with the year ♫
♫ Copper palace battlements,
songs and dances, glass goblets ♫
♫ Idle clouds and duckweed,
a thousand flowers burst forth ♫
♫ Time passes gracefully,
affairs settle like fading smoke ♫
♫ Let the years go by,
carried by the wind to early desires ♫
♫ If the heart is like water,
the bloom is ever-present ♫
♫ Still cherish the moon of my hometown,
to meet for long ♫
♫ The distant night sky strewn with stars,
reflecting the lovely moon ♫
♫ The peony's magnificent beauty
fills the Fragrance Garden ♫
♫ With a heart as my lantern,
I don't mind the distant mountain paths ♫
♫ The flute's sound,
a fleeting life's wishes fulfilled ♫
♫ Time passes gracefully,
affairs settle like fading smoke ♫
♫ Let the years go by,
carried by the wind to early desires ♫
♫ If the heart is like water,
the bloom is ever-present ♫
♫ Still cherish the moon of my hometown,
to meet for long ♫